Have you ever questioned if you are in the right profession? When the shift in focus goes from feelings to goals and data, you may find you feel better and you feel like what you are: an accomplished teacher.
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$50 can·non·ball also $50 cannon ball $50 (knn-bôl)
n. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees performed on video to celebrate when a blogger hits a $50 mark blogging. Yet another fun mmol blog for money game :)
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When I check for understanding I say the answer, then ask the question, then wait, then call a random non-volunteer. Through this technique I learned in Explicit Direct Instruction, I get every “head” thinking as opposed to just one kid whose name I call. When I ask a question they should all be thinking and yet they all call out the answer or raise their hand. This is how they are programmed.
Sometimes when I was making homework packets, I was almost asleep it was such a part of my muscle memory routine as a teacher. About 5 years into it, I began to really challenge the idea of homework. Was it doing any good? Was it doing any harm?
This is one of my bloggy buddies who has experienced runaway success.
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Tyler Ingram has some great shots on Flickr. This is one I especially like. Trains are amazing props for film.
A friend I teach with sent me this link. I think we all can identify with one factoid if not most or all of them. The most significant for me was the one that said we are preparing students for job descriptions that don’t exist now but will.
Most teachers I talk to agree the beginning of the year is the time to establish authority, rules, and expectations. What they don’t all agree on is how to do it.
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